Background
Lapille grew up in Ohio, where he attended Ohio State University.
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Tom LaPille
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Career
He led the development on Magic 2012, Dark Ascension, and Masters Edition III, and he also wrote the Dailymtg.com Development column Latest Developments for nearly four years. Mark Rosewater considers him part of the fifth generation of Magic designers. Magic: The Gathering
In 2007, Tom created the website with the stated goal of obtaining a job with Wizards of the Coast, the company which makes Magic: The Gathering within one year.
The website and its extensive focus on the "Cube" format garnered Wizards" attention, eventually leading to his hiring within a year.
Tom believes that showing Wizards how he could construct a set through his Cube design was crucial for obtaining the job, stating, "Carefully crafting a cube means taking cards as given and using them to build a coherent and fun play experience so it"s about as close as you can get to actual Magic development without being able to adjust the actual cards."
Since joining Wizards of the Coast, Tom has worked on Magic 2011, Innistrad, Masters Edition III, Masters Edition IV, New Phyrexia, Worldwake, Mirrodin Besieged, Magic 2010, Return to Ravnica, Magic 2012, and Dark Ascension. Tom also wrote the Dailymtg.com weekly Column on Magic Development, Latest Developments, from January 9, 2009 through December 2, 2012, leaving to pursue more work on Dungeons and Dragons.
He still writes Latest Developments on occasion.
